Learn about your exposome, the friendly cloud of germs that surrounds you; why bosses don’t encourage curiosity as much as they think they do (and what that’s a bad thing); and the aptly named Tree That Owns Itself in Athens, Georgia.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

Your Exposome Is the Friendly Cloud of Germs That Surrounds You

Bosses Don't Encourage Curiosity as Much as They Think They Do

There's a Tree That Owns Itself in Athens, Georgia

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